• You No Longer Have to Sign A Credit Card Receipt!

    You No Longer Have to Sign A Credit Card Receipt!

    No, this isn’t an April Fools joke.  Although, because it was announced on April 1, one might think that.  A banking change went into effect over the weekend, which now means that you don’t have to sign your credit card receipts anymore.  This is great news.  Starting April 1, the big four credit card companies…

  • MasterCard to Add Fingerprint Authentication for Purchases

    MasterCard to Add Fingerprint Authentication for Purchases

    The future of biometrics. has arrived!  I wrote a post about facial recognition and its use by airport security.  And another post about Alabama asking it’s citizens to submit their taxes via selfie.  Well, now MasterCard wants you to verify your identity using your fingerprint. But not just your fingerprint.  They are also wanting you…